Portable advertising device.



r I. K. WISE. PORTABLE ADVERTISING DEVICE. AVPPLIOATIONIIILED JULY 26,1912.

1511167? for: @AQZC Patented June 10, 1913.

, UNITED STATES PATENT omuon.

F RANK K. WISE, OF CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA.

I PORTABLE ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

k 1 Application filed July 26, 1912. Serial No. 711,755.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANK K. VISE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Crawfordsville, in the county of Montgomery and State ofIndiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in PortableAdvertising Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in portableadvertising devices and has for its object the production of anadvertising device of the character described and to this end myinvention consists in the peculiar construction, combination andarrangement of the several-parts as will be more fully pointed out inthe following description and claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisapplication, in which like letters and numerals of reference inclicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views ;-Figure l is a frontelevation of my invention entire, showing it unfolded and securely setin open position for displaying the advertising matter which may beplaced thereon. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same, showing it properlyfolded and assembled for being conveniently trans ported from place toplace. Fig. 3 is an end plan of my invention, showing it properly foldedand assembled.

The rectangular frames, A, A, by prefer ence formed of ordinaryrigidly-joined strips of wood, are freely and securely hinged togetherby means of common hinges B, B, rigidly mounted upon adjacentcorresponding parts which allow the rectangular frames to unfold into acommon plane for displaying such advertising matter as may be placedupon the rectangular backs C, C, as shown in Fig. 1, or to foldcompactly together for securely inclosing the advertisingmatterand forbeing conveniently transported from place to place.

The rectangular display backs C, C, preferably formed of integralblanksv of sheet metal, are nested in suitable rabbeted portions in eachof the rectangular frames A, A, and are securely retained therein byordinary, overlaid wood-strips e tacked to the outside wood-strips ofeach rectangular frame. The display backs C C, are suitably inset ineach of the rectangular frames A, A, for the Patented June 10, 191 3.

further purpose of providing an ap )roved receptacle for the bodyportions of tie detachable standards D, T), when the rectangular framesare folded compactly together for the purpose of being ctmvenientlytransported from place to place. It will be readily noted here that theadvertising matter may be printed, painted or stenciled upon the displaybacks (l, C, in as plain, conspicuous or ornate a manner as the art mayrequire or as the fancy of the user may approve.

The detachable standards D, D, by preference formed of separate,integral blanks of iron or steel rod, are provided with pointed lowerends f for freely penetrating the ground and with laterally bent andbuckled upper portions 9 for securely upholding the rectangular framesA, A, when mounted thereon as shown in Fig. l and for manually workingthe detachable standards into or out of the ground, as their use mayrequire. I

It represent outstandingscrcw eyelets, of well known construction,rigidly secured at approved intervals in the end strips of therectangular frames A, A, for suitably mounting and retaining therectangular frames upon the standards D, D, while displaying theadvertising matter thereon as shown in Fig. 1..

The standards D, D, may be manually removed from the ground and fromtheir retaining screw eyelets h and their end portions inserted intosuitable grooves 41 of the outside wood-strips of the rectangular framesas shown by the dotted lines 7', ]c,

Fig. l, for securely retaining and inclosing them within the rectangularframes when the same are folded compactly together for beingconveniently transported from place to place.

Z represent a pair of ordinary hook and eye fasteners rigidly mountedupon the outer longitudinal wood-strips of the rectangular frames forsecurely holding to gcthor the rectangular frames when folded compactlyfor being conveniently transported.

m refers to an ordinary hand-grip centrally mounted on the outerlongitudinal wood-strip of the rectangular frame A for the purpose ofproviding a suitable means for carrying my invention about, as its usemay require.

certain tradesmen, such as real estate agents,

painters, plasterers, builders, etc., for suitably disclosing theirbusiness or trade Wherever their interest may attach to or theirenterprise may appear upon any real estate by securely posting thisadvertising device in a conspicuous Place thereon.

Having thus fully described my invention, and set forth the operationand advantages thereof, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is,

1. A portable advertising device comprising a pair of hinged rectangularframes having a pair of display backs securely mounted therein, formingan inclosed carrying receptacle When the frames are folded together,retaining grooves suitably formed in the sides of the frames, detachablestandards adapted to lie within'the grooves and to be contained in saidreceptacle when the frames are folded together, and means on the outsideof the frames for detachably connecting the standards thereto to supportthe frames when in open position.

2. In a portable advertisingdevice, the combination of a pair of hingedrectangular frames having a pair of display backs securely mountedwithin the hinged frames for the purpose of displaying such advertisingmatter as may be placed thereon, outstanding screw eyelets rigidlymounted at approved intervals on the outside of the end strips of thehinged rectangular frames and a pair of detachable supporting standardsadapted to be detachably held by said screw eyelets provided withpointed lower ends for freely penetrating the ground and with laterallybent and buckled upper portions for manually workin thedetachablestandards into or out oft e ground and for securely upholding the hingedrectangular frames in open position above the ground for displaying suchadvertising matter as maybe placed thereon, substantially as descr bed.

FRANK K. WISE.

' Witnesses:

OLIVER U. PERRIN, v CHARLES N. WISEMAN.

